Chapter 3169: Unbelievable

Zhao Desan looked at Chen Hong with a sense of disbelief, feeling a bit puzzled for a moment. How could this woman be so clear about his identity? He asked with slight surprise, "How did you know?"

"I, Chen Hong, can be considered a woman of some standing in this district. Investigating a person's identity is simply too easy. Who would have thought that the dignified Director Liu of the District Construction Committee would actually get involved in these underworld disputes?" Chen Hong paced back and forth, speaking in a leisurely manner. "However, I have also looked into the origin of the dispute between our two sides. In the end, it was my brothers who failed to recognize a superior, were tempted by money, and offended a big shot like Director Liu."

Han Wu let out a 'humph' and said, "Sister Hong, it's good that you know!"

Black Dog added, "Sister Hong, since you know the matter was caused by this bunch of blind little bastards under you, and you still brought so many people here, are you planning to resolve this with force?"

Chen Hong lightly tossed the hair covering her eyes and said with a fake smile, "Brother, I came to find you all tonight with only one purpose: to bring this bunch of good-for-nothing little brothers to apologize to you and resolve the misunderstanding between us. I wonder if Director Liu is willing to grant me this favor?"

Zhao Desan said with a smile, "I think that's unnecessary. Look, our brothers are eating and drinking well here; your arrival has instead disturbed us." Although this was Zhao Desan's first time dealing with such a unique, mature woman and he had a strong desire to get to know her, he couldn't really act freely in front of so many brothers, so he politely declined Chen Hong's request.

Seeing Zhao Desan refuse, Chen Hong sneered, put her hand into her mouth, and whistled toward the Mercedes-Benz. The car door opened immediately, and Situ Hao jumped out, followed by pulling a girl out from the car. Zhao Desan took one look and saw it was Chen Man. He panicked and shouted at Chen Hong, "What do you want to do?"

"Brother Liu..." Chen Man called out to Zhao Desan from afar.

Chen Hong looked back at Chen Man, who had been brought over by Situ Hao, gave Zhao Desan a cold, glamorous smile, and said, "Director Liu, you know this girl, right? And I inquired a bit; it seems you and she even dated for a while, didn't you?"

Chen Hong's words instantly cleared up the doubts in Han Wu and Black Dog's hearts. They looked at each other simultaneously. "So this girl is also Brother Liu's woman," Han Wu whispered to Black Dog.

Since he had been exposed in public, Zhao Desan pursed his lips, lifted his chin, and said, "So what if I do? What do you want to do? Let her go quickly!"

Chen Hong laughed coldly and said, "Director Liu, it seems you really care about her in your heart. But to tell you the truth, Xiao Man is my sister, my own sister. I only discovered today that Director Liu actually knows my sister. It really is a case of 'enemies are bound to meet on a narrow road,' haha..."

Petrified! Completely petrified! After hearing Chen Hong say this, Zhao Desan was stunned and stood frozen on the spot.

All the underlings, including Han Wu and Black Dog, were also shocked by Chen Hong's words, and one by one they began to whisper to each other.

Chen Hong gave an enchanting smile and said, "As the saying goes, we only get to know each other through fighting, and that's really the case. How about this: since Director Liu has such a good relationship with my own sister, I, as the big sister, should give my sister some face. Tonight, I will host a few tables for Director Liu and all the brothers to clear up the misunderstanding between us. Director Liu and the brothers shouldn't refuse this favor, right?" Chen Hong's purpose was simple. After all, Zhao Desan was a leader in a government unit in the district. If this conflict wasn't resolved, it would only do her more harm than good in the future. Therefore, after finding out Zhao Desan's identity, she followed the old rule: Chen Hong wanted to host a peace banquet to turn hostility into friendship.

Out of consideration for the sisterly relationship between Chen Man and this woman, and also because this woman was a person of standing in the district—and as the saying goes, 'forgive others when you can'—leaving her a way out was also leaving himself a way out. Perhaps he might need her help in the district in the future. Therefore, Zhao Desan went along with the situation and said, "Since Sister Hong has this sincerity, it would be too rude if we brothers didn't accept this favor. How about this: let's sit down and have a good talk."

Chen Hong gave an enchanting smile and said, "Director Liu is indeed a straightforward person. That's fine, I, Chen Hong, will go make arrangements first and wait for the honor of Director Liu and all the brothers' arrival."

Zhao Desan smiled and said, "Sister Hong, please go ahead; my brothers and I will follow shortly."

Immediately, Chen Hong waved her hand and led a group of punks into the cars. Chen Man, after looking at Zhao Desan very awkwardly, also climbed into the Mercedes-Benz. Several cars, led by the big Mercedes, cut through the quiet night and sped off toward the bustling area.

After watching these people leave, Han Wu became cautious and asked Zhao Desan, "Brother Liu, are we really going?"

"We already agreed. Forgive others when you can. Since they have this sincerity, we shouldn't go too far," Zhao Desan said.

"What if we fall into their ambush?" Han Wu asked.

Zhao Desan smiled and said, "It won't happen. Didn't you see that girl just now? That's her own sister. She has to give her own sister some face, right?"

Han Wu thought so too, which dispelled his guard. Zhao Desan took out his wallet, pulled out a dozen hundred-yuan bills, and had Han Wu settle the bill with the food stall owner. Then, he took nearly twenty underlings and split into two cars to attend tonight's peace banquet.

Chen Hong considered herself a person of standing in the Chanba New District, so the grade of the banquet naturally couldn't be too low. Therefore, the banquet was held at the newly opened Yihe Hotel in the Chanba New District. She booked the entire catering department of the hotel and opened a separate private room, where the banquet was already set, waiting for Zhao Desan and the others to arrive.

Ten minutes later, Zhao Desan's Passat stopped slowly in front of the hotel, followed closely by a dilapidated van. Nearly twenty shifty-looking guys jumped out of the car one after another. The sight of a blue van suddenly appearing at the entrance of such a four-star hotel was predictably ridiculous, but these little thugs didn't care about that; they just followed their boss! Led by Zhao Desan, a group of punks swarmed into the catering department of this four-star hotel and directly found a few tables in the lobby to sit down. Such a scene immediately scared the catering department's waitstaff. Finally, a beautiful woman in a work uniform walked up, clearly a bit nervous, but still smiling, and asked, "May I ask if you are here to eat?"

Han Wu spat out a puff of smoke and said with narrowed eyes, "Why else would we be here if not to eat?"

"I'm really sorry, excuse me, but our catering department's lobby has already been booked by a VIP tonight. If you want to eat, you'll have to take a private room," the beautiful female manager of the catering department said respectfully.

Han Wu glanced at her with disdain and said, "What's this? Don't you see we have so many people? You don't want to do such a big business?"

Seeing that Han Wu was intentionally making things difficult for the beautiful manager, Zhao Desan stood up and said gently and elegantly, "I'm sorry, we are also here to eat. A friend has already made arrangements here and told us to come."

The female manager nodded with a smile and then asked, "Then may I ask the surname of the VIP who made the arrangements for you? I'll help you check."

Just as Zhao Desan was about to answer, a voice came over: "It's me, they are my guests." Before the voice faded, Chen Hong walked out of the private room with Situ Hao and walked over with a cold, glamorous expression.

It turned out Chen Hong was sitting in the private room waiting for Zhao Desan and the others. Hearing the noise in the lobby just now, she had let the Birthmark-Faced man go out to check, and seeing it was Zhao Desan and his group, she personally came out.

After the catering manager understood, she immediately let the waitstaff who were hiding on the side attend to them. Before long, the two groups were arranged by the waitstaff to sit at five or six tables each. Zhao Desan, Han Wu, and Black Dog were grandly invited by Chen Hong to sit in the private room. After seven or eight people sat down in the private room, Chen Hong ordered the dishes to be served and said to the Birthmark-Faced man in a commanding tone, "Why aren't you pouring wine for Director Liu yet!"

The Birthmark-Faced man suddenly realized and got up to pick up the bottle of Guojiao 1573 on the table, starting to pour wine for everyone in turn. After a full goblet of white liquor was placed in front of everyone, Chen Hong picked up her glass and said, "Today was truly a misunderstanding. Let everyone drink this glass together, and today's matter will be considered over. Let's not mention it again. Come, let's bottoms up!" After saying that, she raised the glass toward Zhao Desan.

Zhao Desan didn't put on airs either. He smiled politely, then picked up his glass, raised it, and greeted Han Wu and Black Dog, saying, "Brothers, since Sister Hong is so sincere tonight, we must drink this glass. Come, bottoms up!"

"Bottoms up!"

The people at the table picked up their glasses one after another, clinked them, tilted their heads back, and poured the glass of wine into their stomachs.

A two-ounce goblet, a full glass of wine, was actually downed by Chen Hong in one go. After drinking, there wasn't even a change on her face. This made Zhao Desan admire her; for a woman to dare to drink like this was enough to show how high her alcohol tolerance was. Therefore, Zhao Desan couldn't help but give Chen Hong a thumbs up and praised her with a smile, "Sister Hong, great tolerance, great tolerance, truly impressive!"

Chen Hong shook her head, waved her hand, and said very modestly, "I, Chen Hong, have come into contact with quite a few of you officials, and every one of you has a bottomless capacity. Compared to you people, I feel inferior." After saying that, she extended her hand, and Situ Hao handed her a cigarette, then respectfully lit it for her.

In Zhao Desan's view, Chen Hong's words were not false. Drinking in official circles is also a form of knowledge. In all the people he had come into contact with in official circles over these years, even those who claimed they couldn't drink, who didn't have a capacity of half a catty or eight taels? If an official doesn't drink, they might as well go home and sell sweet potatoes. Especially in official circles, many things can only be successfully handled at the drinking table.

Zhao Desan laughed 'hehe' and said modestly, "Not at all, Sister Hong's alcohol tolerance makes me, Zhao Desan, feel inferior. Truly a bottomless capacity." At this time, Han Wu handed over a cigarette, and Zhao Desan lit it and started smoking.

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